Button-setting machine.



J. S. PETERS & L. A. SIMMONS.

BUTTON SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-10,1915.

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J. s PETERS & L. A. SIMMONS.

BUTTON SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, I915.

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Patented July 25, 1916.

Patented July 25, 1916.

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BUTTON SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 10, 1915.

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PENNSYLVANIA.

Application filed September 10, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN S. PETERS and LLOYD A. SrMMoNs, citizens of the United States, residing at Scottdale and Ever-son, in the counties of \Vestmoreland and Fayette, respectively, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Button'Setting Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This inventionrelates to improvements in button-setting machines.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a button setting machine which may be operated with rapidity and certainty and which embodies operating mechanism for the various button-feeding, staple-forming and button-setting parts, of positive and exceedingly simpleand eflicient character.

A. further object of the invention is to provide an improvement inthe organization and operation of the button feed mechanism and the correlation of this mechanism to other mechanisms of the machine whereby said button feed mechanism shall be certain and reliable in its operation.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is illus trated in the accompanying drawings, where Figure 1 is a perspective view of a machine in which the features of the invention are incorporated; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the head ofthe machine showing the parts in the positions which they assume while a button is being set; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the head'of the machine showing the parts in their normal positions and showing also the adjustable button hopper or receptacle; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the machine; Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view through the head of the machine looking from the rear thereof; Fig. 6 is a detail front elevation of the head of the machine; Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal sectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 2 looking downwardly; Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view showing more particularly the staple-forming operation; and Fig. 9 is a detail view, partly in section and partly in elevation, showing more particularly the button-setting operation.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts througout the several views.

Specification of Letters Patent.

BUTTON-SETTING MACHINE.

Patented July as, rare.

Serial No. 49,986.

. The machine is, as usual, mounted on a pedestal 1 and its framing includes a plat- A The. acting instruinentalities of the machine include the clenching die 4, the former 5 and the driver 6 above mentioned, and in addition thereto, a wire feed lever 7 having at its lower end a suitable wire grip 8 and a button chute or magazine 9.

The operation of the machine is efiected preferably, and as usual, by the downward movement of a rod 10 which passes axially through the pedestal 1 and the parts are restored to normal position by the upward movement of said rod, a pedal 11 being pro vided. to move the rod 10 downwardly and a spring 12 being provided to move the rod 10 upwardly. The upper end of the rod 10 is connected to the rearwardly projecting arm of a bell-crank lever 13, which lever is connected directly or indirectly to all of the instrumentalities of the machine and thereby controls the operation thereof.

The staple former 5 slides in a longitudinal groove or recess 14 provided at the front of the machine and fits snugly in said recess, the side walls-of which furnish an efficient guide for said former. The staple driver 6 also slides in the groove or recess 16% and fits against the rear wall 15 of said groove or recess. The staple former 5 has a bifurcated lower end which provides a slot 1 6 and the staple driver 6 has a driving head 17 which works in the slot 16. The staple former 5 cooperates with an anvil or die 18 provided at the end of the horizontally disposed and horizontally movable rod 19 working through a guide collar- 20, the rod 19 having a lug 21 to cooperate with said guide collar in limiting the forward movement of said rod. The staple former 5 is directlyoperated by a lever 22, which latter is pivoted between its ends, as at 23, and has its forward end connected by a link 24 to the upper end of the former 5 and its rear end provided with a slot QGthrOugh which engages a pin 27 on the upper arm of the bell-crank lever 13.

The staple driver 6 is directly operated by a lever 28 which is pivoted between its ends,

' asat 29, "and which at a point in the rear of its pivot 29 is connected by a link 30 to an extension 31 on the upper arm of the bellcrank lever 13. The staple driver 6 is pro vided'with a rea-rwardly projecting lug 32 and the said lug 32 is engaged by driving lugs 34 and 35 provided on the front end of the lever 28, the driving lug 34 effecting a downward operative movement of the staple driver 6 and the lug 35 effecting an upward return movement of said driver.

The rod 19 is operated by a vertically disposed lever 36 pivoted between its ends, as at 37, a pin-and-slot connection 38 being provided between the lower end of the lever 36 andthe rear end of the rod 19 and the rearward movement of the lever 36 to retract the rod 19 being preferably limited by a stoppin 39. The lever 36 is provided at its upper end with a lug 40 which is engaged by driving lugs 41 and 42 provided on the bellcrank lever 13 and projecting downwardly therefrom somewhat in the rear of the fixed V pivot thereof; The lug 41 operates the lever 36 to retract the rod 19 and the lug 42 operates the lever 36 to project the rod 19.

The wire is fed from a reel 43 which, together with the wire-feeding'arm 7 andgthe appurtenances of the wire-feeding mechanism, is mounted upon a plate 44 which projects laterally from the housing 3 at" the front thereof. The wire indicated at A passes through an opening 46 (Fig. 8) in the wall of the groove or recess 14 which adjoinsthe plate 44 and that portion of the wire which at times projects across the groove or recess 14 is sheared by that side of the staple former 5 which adjoins the opening '4 The wire feed lever 7 is operated to feed the wire by a leaf spring 47 and it is retracted to take a new grip on the wire in preparation for the-next feeding operation by a pushinglever 48 pivotally mounted on the plate 44. During the retraction of the arm 7, the wire is held against backward movement by a retaining grip 49 of suitable construction and which may be of a the same construction as the grip 8 on the r connected by a link 51 to a lug 52 provided lower end of the lever 7.

The pushing lever 48 is pivoted between its ends as at 50, its outer end co-acting with the wire feed lever 7 and its inner end being on the forward end of the lever'22 and projecting laterally from said lever through a slot 53 in the adjacent side wall of the housing 3. The pivot pin which connects the lug 52 and the link 51 is extended through a slot 54 in the plate-44 and at the front side of said plate is connected to a 11nk 55 (Figs. 1 and 6) which operates a locking dog 56 by which the feed lever -7 is held in its retracted position until the moment arrives for the operation of'sa-id feed lever, The do 56 is horizontally disposed and has a pin 5 ,which works in a slot .58 in the lower end of the link 55. end of the dog 56 engages a lug 59 provided on the wire feed lever 7 and formed to overlie the front face of the plate 44. V

The button chute or magazine 9 consists of a tubular member shaped in cross-section to conform to the shape of the button and provided at its rear side with'a slot 60 extending the length, thereof and through which the eyes of the buttons project. The chute or magazine 9.is disposed insubstantially vertical relation and "is vertically movable, workingfor the greater part of its length in the groove or recess 14'. The chute 9 projects at its upper end through an opening 61 formed in the base of the button hopper or receptacle 62 and its lower portion is confined by a releasable spring strap 63 mounted on the front of the'machine and extending across the groove or recess '14.

For the operation of the chute or magazine 9, said chute has at one side thereof a rack 64 which is engaged by a vertically disposed pinion segment 65 adjoining the front of the machine and mounted at the front end of a horizontal rock shaft 66' which is dis-' The outer rear end a crank arm" 67 connected by alink 68 to the rear end of the lever 28, the said link having a slot 69=and the lever 28 having a pin 70 which engages through said slot. The pinion 65 is preferably provided with a )roiection 71' which overlies the'front of the chute or magazine 9 and aids in maintaining said chute 1n the groove or recess Hand in guiding said chute in its vertical reciprocatory movement.

V The button hopper or receptacle 62 is preferably of cylindrical form andis mounted upon a vertical pin 7 2 and is provided with radial partitions which form separate but ton compartments '73, each of which has an 1 opening 61. The pin 72 is mounted upona base 74 which is hinged at its rear end, as

at 75, to the upper wall of the casing 3 and which at its front end has an open1ng76 through which the upper endof the chute or magazlne 9 projects and which almes with the opening 61 of any compartment 73 which happens tobe in operative relation to said chute or magazlne. The hopper 62 1s provided with a rotatable top 77 having an opening 78 therein conforming in shape and size'to each compartment 73 and carrying a cover 79 for said opening, the cover 79 being pivoted on the pin 72. The platform 4 may beprovidedwith a suitable draw or receptacle 80 for buttons and from which the button hopper or receptacle 62 1s filled.

Obviously by removing the button chute or magazine 9, the button hop- 13o 77 to bring its opening 78 into line with the compartment desired and said compartment may be closed, if desired, by moving the cover 79 to close the opening 78. The base 7st carries a projection 83 whichnormally engages a spring catch St on the front of the housing 3. To facilitate the. removal ofthechute or magazine 9 for any particular purpose the catch Bl is disengaged from the projection 83 and the base 74: is swung upwardly about its hinge 75, carrying with it the button hopper or receptacle 62.

The. operation will be readily apparent from the foregoing description. Assuming the parts to be in their normal positions, as

shown in Fig. 3, and a length of the. wire A extending across the groove or recess 14 and through the eye of the lowermost button, the operation is as follows :-The rod 10 being moved downwardly, the upper arm of the lever 13 rocks the lever 22, so that its forward end moves downwardly and eifects a downward movement of the staple former 5. During such operation of the lever22 the pin 27 remains in a slightly angular extension of the slot 26 at the forward end thereof and the staple former 5 severs the length of wire projecting across the groove or recess 1% and co-acting with the anvil 18 forms the severed length into a staple. (Fig. 8). The lug a1 does not act upon the lever 86 until after the staple has been formed but immediately after the staple forming operation said lug moves the upper end of the lever 36 forwardly and thereby produces the retraction of the anvil. After the staple is formed, the former, continuing its downward movemont pushes the staple upon or in relation to the material B upon which the button is to be set and which is held upon the clenching die 4. During such downward movement of the staple, the-button through whose eye the staple is passed is withdrawn from the chute or magazine 9, the spring button retaining fingerSl at the lower end of said magazine yielding during thewijthdrawal of the button and immediately thereafter snapping back and engaging the next button which moves tothe lower end of said magazine. During thedownward movementof the former 5, the lever 28 is operated, its frontend moving downwardly and thedescentof the lug 35 of said lever permitting a downward movement of the staple driver 6 until such time as the lug 34of said lever engages thelug 82 of said staple driver and positively continues its' further downward movement. 7 Upon the completion of the downward movement of the staple former 5 the pin 27 moves outward in the slot 26 and the lever 28 operates the driver 6 with con siderable force against the staple with the result that the staple is driven through the sheet of material and its ends are clenched against the inner face of said sheet, as shown in .Fig. 9. Owing. to the provision of the slot 69, the upward movement of the rear end of the lever 28 is, at first, without effect on the link 68 and this period, of ineffectiveness continues until after the staple has been formed, after which the lever 28 acts through the link 68 to operate the shaft 66 and raise the chute or magazine 9. The upper end of said magazine is beveled off rearwardly and downwardly, as at .82, in consequence of which when the magazine is projected upwardly into the staple hopper or receptacle 62 the buttons will be agitated and one or more buttons will enter said magazine, sliding toward the lower end thereof. The downwardly moving front end of the lever 22 not only operates the staple former as explained but, acting through the lug 52, link 51 and lever 48 efiects the retraction of the wire feed arm 7 whereby said feed arm takes a. new grip on the wire A in prepara- -tion for the next operation of the machine.

Owing to the provision of the slot 58, the link 55 is, at first, without effect on the dog 56 and this period of ineffectiveness continues until the lever 7 is nearly fully retracted, at which time the link 55 forces the dog 56 downward to engage the lug 59 and hold the lever 7 retracted. The parts are reset on the upward movement of the rod 10, the operations being the reverse of those de scribed. The only instrumentalities which are operated in connection with the resetting .of the machine are the chute or magazine 9 and the wire feed lever 7. The chute or magazine is moved downwardly to a position wherein the eye of the lowermost button valines with the opening 46 through which the wire is fed and thereafter, (the former 5 and driver 6 meanwhile having been moved to a position above said opening), the dog 56 is raised to. release the lever 7 and the latter is projected by the spring 47, quickly and with considerale force, the lever 7 in such movement projecting the wire across the groove or recess let and through the eye of the lowermost button in the chuteor magazine 9. 1

Having fully descried our invention, we claim 1 In a button setting machine,in combination, a staple former, a staple driver, a

main operating lever, a lever for-operating the former and provided with an angular slot, a pinon the main lever engaging in said slot and acting on the former operating level-only so long as it remains in a certain portion of" said slot, thereafter moving through said slot without effect on the former operating lever, and an operating lever forthe driver also operatively connected to said main lever and'operable therey from during the period that the pin has ineffective movement through said slot.

2. In a button setting machine, in combination, astaple former, a staple driver, a main operating lever, a lever for operating the former and provided with an angular slot, a pin on the main lever engaging in said slot and acting on the former operating lever only so long as it remains in a certain portion of said slot, a lug on the driver and a lever operatively connected w to said main lever'to operate the driver, said last-named lever having spaced driving lugs at opposite sides of and for engagement with the lug on the driver.

3."In a button setting machine, in combination, a staple former, a reciprocating anvil cooperating therewith, a main lever,a.

lever for operating the former operatively connected to said main lever, a lever for operating the anvil and provided with a lug, and driving lugs on said main lever at opposite sides of and for engagement with said first-named lug.

4:.In a button setting machine, in'combination, a' staple former, a reciprocatory chute-like button magazine, a hopper feeding buttons to the magazine in consequence of the reciprocation thereof, and means for reciprocating the magazine after each op eration of the former.

5. In a button setting machine, in combination, a reciprocatory staple former, a

reciprocatory chute-like button magazine,

a hopper feeding buttons to the magazine in consequence of the reciprocation thereof, means for reciprocating the former, and

I means/acting subsequent to the operation of the former for reciprocating the magazine.

tion, means for operating the former and means for operating the button magazine.

8. In button setting machine,- in coinbia nation, a staple former operative by a downward movement, operating means therefor, a

button magazine movable upwardly during the downward movement of the former, and

means for operating the button magazine,

the latter having a spring button retaining finger at its lower end. 4

9. In a button setting'machine, in combination, a staple former, a movable chute-like button magazine, a hopper feeding buttons to the magazine in consequence of the reciprocation thereof, a main lever, connections to operate the staple former from the main lever and connections to move the button magazine from the main lever in a direction away from the staple former.

10. In a button setting machine, in combination, a staple former, a movable button magazine having a rack formed therewith, a pinion engaging the rack, means for operating the former andrneans for rotating the pinion during the operation of the former.

11. In a button setting machine, in combination, a movable staple former, a movable button magazine, a main lever, connections,

to operate the staple former from the main lever and connections between the main lever and the magazine, acting to move the magazine away from the former after the opera tion of the former.

12. In a buttonsetting machine, in coinbi- 1 nation, a movable staple former, a movable button magazine having a rack, a pinion engaging therack, amain lever, a lever connected to the main lever for moving the former upon the inception of the movement ofthevmain lever and connections between the main lever and the pinion operative to rotate the pinion subsequent to the inception of the movement, of the'former.

'13. In a button setting machine, in combination, a staple former, a movable chutelike button magazine, gearing for operating the button magazine including an element having a slot, and a lever movable during the operation of the former and having a pin engaging in said slot.

114. In a button setting machine, 1n combination, a staple former,a movable button,

magazine having a rack, a pinion engaging the rack, a rack shaft carrying the pinion and having a crank arm,a link connected to the crank arm and having a slot, and a lever movable during the operation of the former and havinga pin engaging in said slot.

15. In a button setting machine, in combination, a staple former, a wire feed lever, a spring for operating the lever, a lever operable during the operation of the former for pushing back the'wire-feed lever, a de tent for holding the wire feed lever retracted and operable upon the completion of the I operation of said pushing back lever,

and means operable after there-setting of'lae the former for moving the detent to release vthe wire-feed lever.

16. In a button setting machine, in combination, a staple former, a lever for operating the same, a wire feed lever, a pushing lever to retract the wire feed lever, a detent to hold the wire feed lever retracted, operative connections between said former operating lever and said pushing lever, and connections operable during the resetting of the former operating lever for moving the detent to release the wire feed lever.

17. In a button setting'machine, in combination, a casing having a wallprovided with a groove, a staple former working in the groove and having a bifurcated Working end, a staple driver working in the groove under the former and having a driving head which works in the slot of the working end of the former, the driver having a rearwardly projecting lug, a longitudinally disposed operating lever for the former connected to the end thereof opposite its workingend and an operating lever for the driver arranged below and in the same longitudinal plane as the former operating lever and having driving lugs cooperating with the lug of the driver.

18. In a button setting machine, in combination, a reciprocatory staple driver, a lever for impartingreciprocatory movement thereto, a reciprooatory chute-like button magazine, a hopper feeding buttons to the magazine in consequence of the reciprocation thereof, and means operated by said lever for reciprocating said button maga zine.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN S. PETERS. LLOYD A. SIMMONS.

Witnesses:

Enw. R. WVALToN, Jr., JOHN S. Pownns.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. O.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 1,192,681, granted July 25,

1916, upon the application of John S. Peters, of Scottdale, and Lloyd A. Simmons,

of Everson, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Button-Setting Machines, were erroneously issued to M. Miller & Brother as assignees of the entire interest in said invention, Whereas said Letters Patent should have been issued to the inventors,

said Peters and Simmons, and M. Miller dc Brother, jointly, said assignees being owners of one-third interest only, as shown by the records of assignments in this Ofiice; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofliee.

Signed and sealed this 15th day of August, A. D., 1916.

[SEAL] F. W. H. CLAY,

Acting Oommtwhner of Paten s Cl. 218-8, 

